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Trump fined by hush money trial judge. Donald Trump has been held in contempt of court and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors, and some others connected to his New York hush money case. The judge warned that Mr. Trump could be jailed. Prosecutors had alleged 10 violations, but New York Judge Juan M. Merchan found there were nine. The decision is a rebuke for the Republican former president, who insisted he was exercising his free speech rights. The ruling came at the start of the second week of testimony.